The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-09-22
TIE PRIME MINISTER,
REV. DIR. TALMAGE'S SERMON AT
THE BROOKLYN TABERNACLE,

THE BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
Every Man is Finally Valued at His
Real WOrtlI-Rising to High Position
Through Public Abuse-The World Must
Honor Christian Character.
BROOKLYN, Sept. 18.-After being
closed for some weeks for improvements
and enlargements, the Brooklyn ta5er-
nacle was opened to-day. The same over
whelming throngs Were in attendance as
before. The congregation sang with
great effect the hymn:
Before Jehovah's awful throne
Ye nations bow with sacred joy;
Know that the Lord is God alone
He can create and he DESTROY
After explaining appropriate passages
of Scripture, DIR. Talmage took his text
from Genesis XII, Al: "And Pharaoh
said unto Joseph: See, l have set thee
over all the land of Egypt The subject
Of the sermon was THE Prime Minister
Dir. Talmage said:
You cannot keep good man down.
God has decreed for him certain eleva-
ton to which he must attain. He will
thousand worlds. There are men con-
stantly in trouble lest they shall not be
appreciated. Every man comes in the
end to be valued at just what he is worth.
How often you see men turn out all their
forces to crush one man or set of men.
How do they succeed? No better than
did the government that tried to crush
Joseph, a Scripture character, upon which
we speak today. 1t would be an insult
TO suppose that you were not all familiar
with the life of Joseph; how his jealous
brothers threw him into the pit, but, see
ing a caravan of Arabian merchants
moving along on their camels with spices
and gums that loaded the air with aroma,
sold their brother to these merchants,
who carried him down into Egypt; how
Joseph was sold to POtiphar, a man of
influence and office; how, by his integ-
.rjtv, he raised himself to high position in
the realm, until, under the false charge
Cf q vile wretch, he was hurled into the
genitantiary; how in prison he COM
banded respect and confidence; how, by
the interpretation of Pharaoh's dream, he
was frt~ed and became the chief man in
government, the Bismarck Of the nation;
how in time Of famine Joseph had the
control of a storShonse which he had filed
during the seven wears of plenty; how,
when his brothers who bad thrown him
into the pit and sold hin1 into captivity
applied for corn, he sent them home with
their beasts borne down under the heft OF
the corn sacks; how the sin against their
brother, which had so long been hidden
tame out at last and was returned by
that brothers. forgiveness and kind1
ness, an illustrious triumph of Christian
principle.
Learn from this story, in the first
place, that the world is compelled to
honor Christian character. Potiphar was
only a man of the world, yet Joseph rose
ia his estimation until all the affairs of
that great house were committed to his
charge. From this servant no hOnors or
condolences We're withheld. When Joseph
was in prison he soon won the heart of
the keeper, and, though placed there for
being a scoundrel, he soon convinced the
lailer that he was an innocent and trust
worthy man, and, released from close
confinement. he became general super
Intendent of prison affairs. Wherever
Joseph was placed, whether servant in
the house of Potiphar or prisoner in
he penitentiary, he became the first man
everywhere, and is an illustration Of the
truth [ lay down that the world is COM
pelled to honor Christian character.
There are those who affect to despise a
religious life Tlaey speak of it as a sys-
tenn of phlebotGgny by which a man is
bled of all his courage and nobility. They
gay he has bemeaned himself. They pre-
tend 10 have no more confidence in him
since his conversion than before his con-
s-ersion. But all that is hypocrisy, 1t is
impossible for any man not to admire and
ronfide in Christian who shows that he
has really become child of God and is
what he processes to be. You cannot
despise a son OF a daughter of the LORD
God Almighty. OK course half and hail
religious character wins no appreciation
Redwald, the king Of the Soaxons, after
Christian baptism had two affairs, one fol
the worship of God and the other for the
sacrifice of devils. You may have 6
contempt for such men, for mere pre-
tension OF religion, but when YOU
behold the excelency of Jesus Christ
rome out in the life of one of his
,3isciples. oil that there is good and noble
in vour sou! rises up into admiration
Though that Christian be as far beneath
YOU in estate as the Egyptian slave
whom we are discussing, by an ifreyo
cable law of our nature Potiphar and
Pharaoh will always esteem Joseph
Chrysostom when threatened with deatE
by Eudoxia. the empress, sent word K
her saving: $50 tell her that fear moth
ing but SIM Such nobility of character
wili always be applauded. There was
something in Agrippa and Felix which
demanded their respect for Paul, the rebe
against government. l doubt not they
would willingly have yielded their Office
and dignity for the thousandth part o
Ihat true heroism which beamed i'll th'
eve and beat in the heart of the uncon
nuerable apostle. The infidel and world
sing are compelled to honor in thel
hearts. though they may not eulogiz
with their lips. a Christian firm IN perse
rution, cheerful in poverty, trustful il
tosNes. triumphant IN death. l find Chris
tiau men in all professions and occupa
tions and / find them respected, an'
honored. and successful. John Frederici
OberIin alleviating ignorance and distress
John Howard passing from dungeon t
gazaretto with healing for the body an
the soul, Elizabeth Frye coming to tn
profiigate of Newgate prison to shak
down their obduracy as the angel cam
to the prison at Philippi, driving ope
the doors and swapping locks and chains
as well as the lives of thousands of tn
followers of Jesus who have devote
themselves to the temporal and spiritui
welfare OF the race, are monuments
the Christian religion that shall nc
crumble while the world lasts. a man
The cars said: Il would like to become
Christian if / only knew what religion il
But if this lying and cheating and bad b.
havior among men who profess to be Soc
is religion, ] want none of it, But, m
friends, ii ] am an artist in Rome and
man comes to me and asks what the al